CARSON – Galaxy defender Greg Vanney is retiring after 10 years in Major League Soccer.

“While it is a bittersweet feeling to be ending my career today, I’m happy that I am able to do so with the Galaxy where I started my career,” he said before Sunday’s season finale against FC Dallas.

The 34-year-old had started 24 games going into the game, and also made 37 appearances for the U.S. national team.

Vanney spent the first six years of his pro career in Los Angeles after being a second-round pick by the Galaxy in the 1996 MLS college draft.

He helped the Galaxy reach the MLS Cup in 1996, ’99 and ’01, and was on their winning team in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup and 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Vanney spent three years playing in France before signing with FC Dallas in 2005. He split the 2007 season between Colorado and D.C. United, then rejoined the Galaxy via a trade with United in February.